Jake McLaughlin (Actor)

Reviews of Jake McLaughlin Movies

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Movies starring Jake McLaughlin have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 61%.

Warrior - released in 2011 - is Jake McLaughlin's highest rated movie, with a score of 78% based on 126 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Jake McLaughlin is The Day the Earth Stood Still - released in 2008 - with a score of 45% based on 904 reviews.

Actor Biography

After leaving the military, McLaughlin worked on a crab boat in Oregon and as a security guard at Universal Studios. He was living in Chico, California, doing concrete work and had only $200 in his checking account when he heard about the casting session for Paul Haggis's In the Valley of Elah. Being a former dismount infantry S.A.W. gunner in Iraq in real life, he thought he would read for the role after hearing that Haggis was auditioning actual vets for several parts.

After the success of his first movie, McLaughlin made cameo appearances in movies such as The Day the Earth Stood Still and Cloverfield. He appeared in episodes of The Unit and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He got his first major role on TV in 2009, when he was cast in the television remake of the Oscar-winning film, Crash. In the following years he made many appearances on television. In 2011, he was cast in Warrior which was followed by a supporting role in Safe House.

In February 2013, McLaughlin was cast as the male lead in Believe, a television pilot by Alfonso Cuarón which was picked to series in May 2013. The show premiered on NBC in March 2014.

In March 2015, he was cast in the television pilot, Quantico which was picked to series in May.

Jake McLaughlin has acted in films with Keanu Reeves, John Travolta, Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron.

Jake McLaughlin has worked with these film directors: Oliver Stone, Scott Derrickson, Matt Reeves and Gavin O'Connor.